Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Mr. Alan E. Brown

Mr. Alan E. Brown

Mar 27, 2016

Mr. Alan Elliott Brown, 59, of Snellville and formerly of Woodbury, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 in Snellville. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Wright officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Mrs. Martha Jones Kent Gordy

Mrs. Martha Jones Kent Gordy

Mar 27, 2016

Mrs. Martha Jones Kent Gordy, age 79, of Thomaston, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Providence Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Gordy will be held on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King and Rev. Brian McCarthy will officiate and burial will follow in the Lakeview Memory...

Mr. William "Bill" Edward Holloway

Mr. William "Bill" Edward Holloway

Mar 23, 2016

William 'Bill' Edward Holloway, 75, of Charlotte, passed away March 23, 2016. He was born April 14, 1940 in Upson County, Thomaston, Georgia to James and Frances Holloway. He graduated from Yatesville High School in 1958. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer for The US NAVY. He served in the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife,...

Mr. William Howard Baughcum

Mr. William Howard Baughcum

Mar 20, 2016

Mr. William Howard Baughcum, 84, of Ellenwood, died Sunday, March 20th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Baughcum will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 at 2pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Elder Tim Mullins and Elder Eddie Wigby will officiate and burial with full military honors will follow in the...

Mrs. Josephine Smith Williams

Mrs. Josephine Smith Williams

Mar 20, 2016

Mrs. Josephine Smith Williams, 85, of Thomaston died Sunday, March 20, 2015, at Providence Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Williams will be held Wednesday, March 23, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Smith will officiate, and internment will follow in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville, GA. The family...

Mrs. Betty Jo Mason Starling

Mrs. Betty Jo Mason Starling

Mar 16, 2016

Mrs. Betty Jo Mason Starling, 92, of The Rock, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Starling was the long-time post master at The Rock Post Office, retiring at age 87. She had also worked at Rock Hill School Cafeteria. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Starling will be held on Monday, March 21. 2016, at...

Mr. Keith Edwin Jording

Mr. Keith Edwin Jording

Mar 11, 2016

Mr. Keith Edwin Jording, 57, of Thomaston, died Friday, March 11th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mr. Jording will be held in North Dakota at a later date.

Mr. Levann Lynch

Mr. Levann Lynch

Mar 11, 2016

Mr. Levann Lynch, 79, of Thomaston, died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mr. Lynch will be held on Friday, March 18th, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Interment of cremains will follow the memorial service in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Lynch will receive...

Mr. Richard Miles Russell

Mr. Richard Miles Russell

Mar 7, 2016

Mr. Richard Miles Russell, 91, of 1273 Vickery Road, Meansville, died Monday, March 7, 2016, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Russell will be held on Wednesday, March 9th, 2016, at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Wade officiating. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mr. Russell...

Mrs. Mary Sams Wilson

Mrs. Mary Sams Wilson

Mar 6, 2016

Mrs. Mary Sams Wilson, 82, of Molena, died Sunday, March 6th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be held on Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wilson was born in...

Mrs. Juanita Herring Nixon

Mrs. Juanita Herring Nixon

Mar 6, 2016

Mrs. Juanita Herring Nixon, 83, of Thomaston, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Nixon will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 2 PM in the chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Randall Coogler will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Nixon was a native...

Mr. Gary Sherwood Fallin

Mr. Gary Sherwood Fallin

Feb 29, 2016

Mr. Gary Sherwood Fallin, 66, of Decatur and formerly of Thomaston, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at East Lake Arbor in Decatur. Mr. Fallin was born in Thomaston on July 19, 1949. He was a graduate of the R. E. Lee Class of 1967, and attended Georgia State University. Mr. Fallin was once employed by the William Carter Company,...

Mr. Phillip B. Adcock

Mr. Phillip B. Adcock

Feb 20, 2016

Mr. Phillip Byron Adcock, age 65, of Jefferson Street, Thomaston, died February 20, 2015, at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 23, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Jerome Stallings and Rev. Bob Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1...

Mr. Blake "Todd" Perdue

Mr. Blake "Todd" Perdue

Feb 19, 2016

Mr. Blake 'Todd' Perdue, age 33, of Thomaston, died Friday morning, February 19, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon, February 22, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Maguire will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday...

Mr. Eugene J. Berry

Mr. Eugene J. Berry

Feb 17, 2016

Mr. Eugene J. Berry, 88, of Stockbridge and formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Berry will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. Berry will receive friends at...

Mr. Christopher Durwood Hankinson

Mr. Christopher Durwood Hankinson

Feb 14, 2016

Mr. Christopher Durwood Hankinson, age 41, of Warner Robins, GA died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Derrick Keeter will officiate. Interment will follow in the Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from...

Mr. Theron Paul "Buck" Blackstock Jr.

Mr. Theron Paul "Buck" Blackstock Jr.

Feb 13, 2016

Mr. Theron Paul 'Buck' Blackstock, Jr., 78, of Thomaston, died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Monday, February 15, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Mr. Blackstock, son of the late Theron P. Blackstock., Sr. and Sue Tucker Blackstock, was a graduate...

Mrs. Jewell R. Bledsoe

Mrs. Jewell R. Bledsoe

Feb 10, 2016

Mrs. Jewell R. Bledsoe, 99, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Bledsoe will be held on Saturday, February 13th, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Brandon Redden will officiate and entombment will follow in the Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family of...

Mr. Calvin Smith

Mr. Calvin Smith

Feb 9, 2016

Mr. Calvin Smith, 89, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held on Friday, February 12th, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Smith will...

Mrs. Verlie Smith

Mrs. Verlie Smith

Feb 4, 2016

Mrs. Verlie Smith, age 87, of Thomaston, died Thursday evening at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 7, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Smith will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...